Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-06
TRUE BLUES"
Epitome of Yesterdays Proceedings
of the State khti-Prohibition
Convention at Dallas.
About 1000 Delegates There-Nills
and Hancock Receive 0vatiOns.
Committee Reports
Delegations from All Political Parties and
Liberal County Representations
Make q Big Convention,
THE PRELIMINARIES.

DALLAS, Ten, May 4.-The State Anti J
Prohibition convention convened in this
city to-day and assembled at the opera
house at II O'Clock. The trains arriving
last night and up to 1880 this morning
came in with delegations large and small.
With the exception of one or two sena-
torial districts every such district was
The delegates from Navarro county,
Roger Q. Mills county, has the
largest They arrived at 1880 this
morning
THREE HUNDRED STRONG,
with full brass band, the members
handsomely uniformed. They marched
down Main street to the opera house
with flags and banners flying, under con-
siderable excitement created by their
martial appearance.
There are as nearly as can be estimated
1000 delegates present.
There are representative men from ali
parts of the state. Some of Texas most
prominent men are here, of which is APP
pended & number of such to this CORES
pondenCe.
The convention was called to order at
II o'clock q. n. ty Hon. Barnett Gibbs.
Mr.. Gibbs made q few remarks pertinent
to the matter in hand and congratulated
the assembly upon It's personnel; that in
stead Of being
AN ASSEMBLY OF DRUNKARDS
and saloOnkeepers, it was as fine a body
of representative men as he had ever seen
assembled together.
Hon. George C. Pendleton OF Bell
county was placed ia nomination for tenn
porary chairman without opposi-
ton. Upon taking the chair
he thanked the convention for the signal
honor conferred upon him; that it was
not his purpose to make a. speech at this
time, but that he wanted to say he was
with them "frst, last AID all the time"
viii Lambert of Travis county, Il.
Houston Of Grsys0n county, and Mr.. Bell
of Limestone county were elected secre-
taries.
T. Barrett, J. NJ. Joiner and J. c.
Carr were chosen sergeants alarms.
BY SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
A discussion arose as 90 how the del
! egates should be seated, which was set
tied by senatorial districts, each allotted
| positions in the House, which they were
to take after adjournment and upon re
assembling.
| On motion Of Bryan T. Barry it was de-
! termiHed TO appoint four committees
On permanent organization, on creden-
tials, on address and on resolutions and
| platform. A discussion arose upon the
tine of adjournment which was settled
by Hon. Barnett Gibbs stating that there
were number Of distinguished gentle
men present who no doubt would address
the convention, and before Mr.. Gibbs
could finish the vast crowd fairly rose to
its feet, yelling for
HON. ROGER Q. Mills.
Mr.. Mills came forward amidst
a storm of applause and was
introduced to the convention by
Speaker Pendleton. Mr.. Mills spoke
quite two hours. His speech was
scathing arraignment of the prohibition
party and the Legislature that passed tht
act TO submit the amendment. He dix
not spare the preachers and priests. "AI
men are created eGual,'' sin
alienable rights of men," "freedon
Of individual action" and Thomas Jeffer
son as central figure, were frequently
alluded to and brought out most promi
|. nently IN his address. AT the conclusion
, OF his speech the convention adjourned
: until O'Clock this afternoon. The dele
gates wore blue badges, inscribed upOl
them "Texas and Freedom"
There are about sixty negro delegates.
q AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reassembled at 3:3
o'clock and proceeded to appoint tn
committees on permanent organization
address, credentials and resolutions an,
platform.
Each delegation was instructe
to select one member for esc
committee. This consumed g goo
: deal Of time. Upon motion the con-
? m1ttees on credentials and permanent
organization retired, and before the
, arose from their seats there were lou
! calls for
HON. JOHN HANCOCK,
, who responded and delivered a stron
: logical address from the anti-prohibitio
standpoint.
After Mr.. Hancock closed his arraign
ment of the Prohibition party f. NJ. Coch
2 ran OF Dallas was introduced. He spok
q few minutes, when Jackson of tn
Farmers Alliance of Cooke county wa
, introduced. He said he was not author
, ized to speak for the organization, bu
nineteen or twenty of the members Wer
opposed to monopoly of any kind. Tn
convention adjourned st 6:30.
| EVENING SESSION.
A O'Clock tonight the convention
again assembled. The committee On ere
! dentia1s made their report by senatoria
, districts as follows: District No. ,. IS
No. 3, 10; No. (, 80; No. 6
. So; No. Z, %; No. s, 3 :; No. 9, 7; No. 10
II; No II, 10; No. u, 80; No. I3, II; No
IA, 81; No. Is, 40; No 16, 40; No. II
"a; No. Is, %; No. I9, II; No. 20, So; No
: q, 178; No. p, 30; No. %, %; No. q, 80
The report Was adopted.
{ The committee O. peYm3nens oroaniza
/ ton reported rs follows: T. ssi
, dent, Hon. D. c.. Glddings; vice
! presidents, T. S. Ash, Harris county
, j. B. Robertson, Goli4d county; JudS.
; Forsyt the B!edsoe, Grayson county; Jchi
J d. Peteet, Hopkins county: Tlmal
: Smith, Johnson county; W. S. Robson
Washington county; f. Rsihart, Washiag
I ton county; Horace Chiffon, Smitl
: county; Charles r. Gibson, Travis county
: Judge A. j. Hood, Parker county; ". d
Page, Houston.
Secretarles-Will Lambert, G.. P. Lsne
A. a. Bell and II. Houston.
SergeantS-at-Arms-J. G. Carr, NJ
Joiner and Il. j. Barrett.
! The rep6tt of the committee wa